The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1887-04-15
DEER LODGE, MoNTANA, APRL ID 1857.

of chilled iron and steel, the walls are OF
thick masonry, and there are passages
around the whole of it. 1t would not be pos
sible to tunnel under the treasury from the
outside except at an immense expense, run
ming high into the thousands and tens of
thousands of dollars. Watchmen are present
at all times, and touch of an electric bell
would summon the guards from all quarters
of the treasury to the vault. This big vault
has double doors. Its walls are four feet
thick and of solid granite, and the safe doors
are fastened by time locks of such charac-
ter that they are safe from dynamite. The
vaults of the treasury have never been rifed
III any way, and during eleven years not a
dollar has been lost"
saw Ben Butler the other day. What
a curious old codger he isl He
wore a heavy fur overcoat, which
was wrapped about his form like an
old woman's cloak, and he had fur
cap pulled down almost to the edge Of his
cooked eye. He was laughing heartily and
his great abdomen was shaking like bowlof
jelly when | saw him. was talking to
Tennessee congressman as he passed me, and
the congressman asked me if had ever heard
of the letter which the Hon. Robert L.
Looney wrote Butler when he was elected
governor of Massachusetts, Said he: "But-
Ter was not at all liked in Tennessee. and after
the war closed there was probably no name
more odious than his. Looney is a very
prominent Democrat of Memphis, and he has
been talked of as candidate for United
States senator. He denounced Butler up to
the time of his election as governor of Massa-
chusetts, and then was SO glad over the defeat
OF the Republicans that he forgave him. He
wrote to Butler congratulating him as fol-
lows:
Governor Benjamin F. Butler:
I'VE Tcnnesseeans all thank God you have been
elected. If you did steal them spoons you are
welcome to keep them. "R. L. LooNEY.
***
"The most applause I ever heard at
circus III Tennessee, the cong ressnan went on.
occurred III response Ia JOKE Oh Ben Butler
and his spoons. The circus is attended by all
classes Ill Tennessee, and the people go 10
it as freely as they do to the theaters in TIL.
north. AT this circus one of the features
was cage OF performing rats. There was ii
long pole placed upon couple of chairs. and
at the end of this, with doors opening out
upon it, was placed little pigeon box male
up of four or five compartments, with hole in
each facing the pole. The Snowman stool ri
the other end of the pole from the box, and
after dilating on the wonder he was about
to show, he waved his wand and said: Gen
Robert E. Lee come forth At this hi..
gray rat came out of one of the holes, wa t; ii
sedately from one end of the pole to the ,.ile
and back again into his hole. Then tlr
Snowman said: Gen. Stonewall jackson.
come forth A second rat re~ro.lde,l from !,
second hole and went through the same per
formance. Gen. Joe Johnston, Gen Grant
and one or two others were represented in the
same way, and then the Snowman said: Il
will now show you the greatest curiosity
Of them all. Gen. Ben Butler, we want |
10 see you At this an old gray rat with
l shaved head and painted eye came out with |
4 little spoon in his mouth, and trotted up tile |
pole. The audience went wild. They en- |
.ored the rat Ben Butler again and again, and |
t was the greatest feature of the circus"
l heard good story of Postmaster Cen
,ral Villas yesterday. Representative Carrie |
on of Michigan, had had some trouble in |
'egard to a postal clerk i'll his district and |
he man had been removed, think at his |
uggestion. Villas, to Carleton's surprise, ap-
,ointed man from another district, anl
Carleton, in company with Representatives |
Nay bury and Timothy Tarseney, had come
o protest against the appointment. Villas. |
however, seemed obdurate, and he would not /
hange the appointment to suit Carlt ton. At
asst Timothy Tarseney, who has made such
equation as wit, leaned over from his
hair, and looking Villas straight in the eye,
aid: "Mr. William Villas, I know only one
tory that fits this case, and that is one which
elates to political convention in Illinois in !
which Bill Morrison was a leading figure
Morrison had adopted policy which was
ontrary to the opinions of his friends He
vas obstinate i'll it and no one could move
i'm. At last an old Iri-hnan, who had long
'een friend of Morrison and who had al
Ways voted with him, came up to him. He
hrew his arm around Morrisons shoulder
nd said: See here, Bill, You know am
vid ye, and You know am wild ye whether
ere right or wrong land here Timothy
eaned still closer to Villas; but, Bill, try
nd be right this time"
Villas saw the point and leaned back in his
hair, roaring with laughter The story put
i'm in such a good humor that he changed
he appointment and gave it to one of Carle-
on's friends. FRANK G. CARPENTER.